Introduction to Wonda VR

Written by Jean-Edouard Chantebel Updated over a week ago

What is Wonda VR ?

With Wonda VR, you can create immersive experiences and enrich your 360 photos and videos with interactive visual annotations, links and sounds.At any time, you can preview it in your web browser or by using your Oculus Rift & Go, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, Cardboard, Daydream and Windows Mixed Reality.

In this documentation, you will find information on how to get the most out of the Wonda VR ecosystem, including:

Wonda VR Studio:

Wonda VR Studio gives you access to a palette of editing features dedicated to 360° VR Video experiences: the medialibrary, the storyboard, a sequence editor and productivity tools such as automatic autosaves etc.

Wonda VR Studio is available on desktop for Mac and PC and works with Wonda companion web player and mobile apps for instant preview of your project with your Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, Windows MR, Gear VR, Daydream or Cardboard VR headset.

Wonda VR Cloud:

With one click, your project edited in the studio is synchronized on to the Wonda VR server, your videos are automatically transcoded in HLS and streamed through mobile apps and the online web player.

Your content is hosted on a secure and robust cloud which is available in the best condition all over the world via Amazon Web Services CDN (Cloudfront).

Wonda VR Web Player:

With Wonda VR we have a web player hosted on our Cloud so that you’re sure your project is always seen in the best condition depending on the user’s internet connection and device. All projects you are watching can be shared on your favorite social network in one click. More information here.

If you have a HMD such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, you can instantly preview your project in the headset. More information here.

The Web Player is compatible with recent versions of web browsers that support the WebGL API and in particular the texImage2D method. This includes the recent versions of the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge.

We recommend using the latest Desktop versions of Chrome or Firefox.

For non supported desktop browsers, the web player will display a message that asks to use a recent version of Chrome or Firefox.

NB1: The Web Player is dependant on the browser support for WebGL. For instance, a browser may disable WebGL on some blacklisted graphic cards.

NB2: The performance of the Web Player is highly dependant on the graphic capabilities of the device.

NB3: Note that the web player is only supported on desktop. If your users open a Wonda VR project using mobile web browser, they will automatically be redirected to the Wonda VR mobile app.

Wonda VR Mobile & Stand Alone Apps:

Wonda VR comes with native mobile Apps optimized for Oculus Go, Android, Daydream and iOS platforms. It’s now an all-in-one place to not only preview and share your own experience, but also to discover the creations of other Wonda VR users.

You will be able to access your experiences either in “Magic Window” mode (by moving and tilting your phone to explore a 360° video) or Side-by-Side view (users can view the experience in a VR headset such as Google Cardboard, Daydream View or Samsung Gear VR).

If you have a Samsung Gear VR compatible phone, you can install a native Gear VR app “extension” of the Wonda VR app for Android. It allows you to preview your project using your Gear VR headset.

If you have a phone that is Google Daydream ready, you can natively preview your project using a Daydream headset. Controller for Daydream is fully supported!